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Erajah Scypion — Founder, Scypion Finance

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Erajah Scypion

Founder, Scypion Finance

Sourced explanations of money and the economy, written to be read — not completed.

Writing here since 2026
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I got interested in economics the hard way — by not understanding what was happening around me. I'd read an explanation, nod along, and walk away knowing no more than when I started. After enough of that, I stopped looking for the resource I wanted and started writing it.

My background isn't Wall Street. I've spent the last eleven years in the U.S. Navy, and that's where I learned the thing this whole site runs on: any system — a battalion, a budget, an economy — can be understood if someone walks you through the mechanism one step at a time.

The Navy also gave me the three words I hold the work to — honor, courage, commitment. Here they mean every claim traces back to a source you can check yourself, the clear explanation gets chosen over the easy one, and the reader comes before anyone paying the bills.

Scypion Finance is where that work gets published — sourced explanations of money and the economy, written to be read, not completed. There's no course to enroll in and no path to finish. Start wherever your question is.

203articles published
2026writing since

Background

  • U.S. NavyInstructor · Master Training Specialist · Steelworker 1st Class
  • Founder & EditorScypion Finance, since 2026

Areas of focus

Personal financeMacroeconomicsMarkets & investingFinancial literacyEconomic policy

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◆ APPLIED ECONOMICS

Platform Economics: Two-Sided Markets, Network Effects, and Why Winner-Takes-Most

Platforms connect two groups and grow more valuable as each grows. Network effects explain why these markets tip toward one giant — and draw antitrust fights.

June 12, 2026·7 min read
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◆ APPLIED ECONOMICS

Housing Markets: What Happens When Supply Can't Keep Up With Where People Want to Live

Home prices have outrun incomes for years. The reason is inelastic supply: housing takes years to build, and zoning caps it where demand is highest.

June 10, 2026·7 min read
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◆ APPLIED ECONOMICS

Healthcare as a Market: Why the Economics of Medicine Break Every Standard Model

U.S. health spending hit $5.3 trillion in 2024. Three features break the standard market: asymmetric information, third-party payment, and inelastic demand.

June 9, 2026·8 min read
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◆ INCOME & INEQUALITY

Should the Government Redistribute Income? The Economics of Taxes, Transfers, and Trade-Offs

The case for redistribution is real — so are the costs. Here is what the economics actually says about progressive taxes, transfers, the EITC, and the…

June 8, 2026·8 min read
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◆Macro
◆ MACRO

Why does inflation happen?

Inflation comes from demand outpacing supply, rising costs, or money growth. Here's the mechanism in plain English.

June 7, 2026·3 min read
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◆Fed & Monetary Policy
◆ FED & MONETARY POLICY

What does the Federal Reserve actually do?

The Fed steers the economy through interest rates toward stable prices and full employment. Here's how it works.

June 7, 2026·3 min read
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